Management Team

Cliff Burgess joined Gentex in 2012 as the Director of Information Technology, and was promoted to Sr. Director in 2017, before being promoted to Vice President of Information and Technology in 2022. In these roles, he has been responsible for the growth and development of the IT department, along with the incorporation and launch of enterprise applications, critical infrastructure support and information security. Prior to Gentex, Cliff worked at Oracle Corporation, where he led the solution consulting teams for various business applications. Prior to joining Oracle, Cliff was the European IT Manager for The Lincoln Electric Company following his efforts in the Company’s Global Audit and Accounting Team. Prior to that, Cliff was a CPA in public accounting, having graduated with honors from Bowling Green State University with a BSBA in Accounting­.